'Hero WannaCry' pleaded guilty to writing malicious attacks on the banking network, facing a 10-year prison term

Marcus Hutchins, a prominent security researcher with an important role to help prevent WannaCry malware attacks in 2017, affected more than 75,000 computers of 150 countries. With his contributions, Marcus Hutchins was named "the WannaCry hero".

However, only a few months after the incident, Marcus Hutchins was arrested by the FBI, later accused of creating and releasing other malicious codes in 2014, before he blocked the "WannaCry" malicious code. Specifically from July 2014 to July 2015, Hutchins created and shared Kronos bank trojan, specializing in stealing login information and user passwords to usurp bank accounts.

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For many individuals and organizations, WannaCry was a terrible nightmare.WSJ screenshot

Recently, the "hero" with the prevention of malicious code WannaCry pleaded guilty to two forced ties to the computer attacks.

Marcus Hutchins said he regretted his actions before doing security work and was ready to take responsibility for those mistakes.

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Marcus Hutchins could face a five-year sentence and a fine of up to 250,000 for each crime. However, because he is a Muslim, this penalty may be reduced.